See Also: inceptive(dictionary)
PRIMARY(law)
primary(dictionary)
PRIMARY(medicine)
primary sequestrum(medicine)
primary reninism(medicine)
primary rejection(medicine)
primary reinforcement(medicine)
primary reaction(medicine)
primary rays(medicine)

primary stress (oh) and inceptive (iou)


primary stress (oh)



n [U and C]
technical the strongest force that is put on a part of a long word when you say it, like the force given to 'pri' in 'primary'. It is shown in this dictionary by the mark ( ' ).

inceptive (iou)



inceptive noun & adjective. E17.
[Late Latin inceptivus, formed as INCEPT: see -IVE.]
A. noun. Grammar. An inceptive verb. E17.
b. adjective.
Commencing, incipient; marking the beginning of something, initial. M17.
Grammar & Logic. Expressing the beginning of (an) action; esp. in inceptive verb. M17.